republican strategist who worked as communications director for the nrcc and doug burns, a former federal prosecutor and democratic strategist and former executive director for the new york state democratic party. thank you all for joining me. doug, i want to start with you. does the president face any sort of legal consequence for re-tweeting the whistle-blower's identity? >> the statute is interesting because people have gotten a little bit off base and it comes out political but it's strictly legal. the statute, at least the way i read it, says that the inspector general is the only one who is prohibited from releasing the identity, so that will give legal cover for others. it's more of a political question than a legal one. >> o olivia, let's talk about what's happening on the hill. we heard lisa murkowski rejecting the idea that republicans should work hand glove with the white house and republican senator con kennedy said this.